Obama to travel after State of the Union speech

February 10, 2013|Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obamawill travel to three states over three days after giving hisState of the Union address on Tuesday night, going on the roadto drum up support for his economic and other policy proposals,the White House said on Sunday.

Obama will travel to the Asheville, North Carolina, area onWednesday, the Atlanta, Georgia, area on Thursday, and theChicago area on Friday, the White House said in a statement.

Obama will seek support for new economic proposals as wellhis push for reform of U.S. gun and immigration laws in hisTuesday address, which is likely to be watched by millions ofpeople.

"The president will travel to three different communities todiscuss proposals, unveiled in the speech, that focus onstrengthening the economy for the middle class and thosestriving to get there," the White House said.